Deafness in white cats with blue eyes is a form of congenital deafness medically known as unilateral or bilateral congenital sensorineural deafness. Dominant (epistatic) white is a masking gene that overrides all other coat colours and is symbolised with the letters WD. Affected cats could have an underlying coat colour, but the WD gene completely … Read more
A striped coat is a type of tabby pattern which occurs in four types, agouti, classic, mackerel and spotted. This article will focus on the classic and mackerel coat patterns which are made up of sworls and stripes on a paler background. The mackerel tabby pattern is the default wild type coat pattern. Mutations have … Read more
What is a DNA test? A DNA test is a test on the cat’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which carries genetic instructions for the sex, development, growth and function of cats. In some cases, it can also trigger disease or congenital defects. DNA is found in the cells of all living things and is located within … Read more
The difference between cat breeds isn’t quite as vast as that of dogs but many cat breeds have unusual features that make them unique. This may be curled ears, short legs or unusual fur. Most of the cats arose from a spontaneous mutation and were developed to create new cat breeds. New breeds which arise … Read more
At a glance The coat of a longhaired cat occurred due to a mutation (alteration) of the FGF5 gene (fibroblast growth factor-5), which is thought to be an inhibitor of hair elongation. The longhair mutation is thought to have originated in Russia before migrating to other parts of the world. Longhaired cats have an advantage … Read more
What is the term for a group of kittens? Kindle Clowder Colony Cete What is the term for a cat lover? Phillipos Ailurophile Cynophile
Also known as orange, red and marmalade, the ginger coat colour is sex-linked, which means it occurs on the X chromosome and is symbolised by the letter O (for orange). O is dominant over non-orange (o), and O determines whether a cat will produce eumelanin or not (dominant epistasis). In cats with orange fur, pheomelanin … Read more
8 cat breeds that almost always have blue eyes Cat’s eye colors can range from blue to yellow, copper, brown, green and odd-eyes (blue and another color). Several cat breeds have blue eyes, some of these breeds only have blue eyes, while others can have all eye colours, which include blue. 1. Snowshoe An American … Read more
A rectal prolapse is a rare condition in which one or more of the inner layers of the rectum (the end portion of the large intestine that ends just inside the anus) lose their attachments within the body which allows it to telescope out of the body through the anal opening. It can be incomplete … Read more
